The nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced yesterday (July 21).
Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” was nominated for “Best Female Video” and “Best Hip Hop Video,” but was left off the ballot for “Video of the Year” despite receiving 19.6 million views in 24 hours. The video currently has almost half a billion views on YouTube and has been the subject of multiple pop culture conversations, including a reenactment from Ellen Degeneres.
The rapper took to Twitter to express her concern with the snub.
“When the ‘other’ girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination,’ Minaj writes.
“If I was a different ‘kind’ of artist, Anaconda would be nominated for best choreo and vid of the year as well,” she says in another post.
Taylor Swift responded defensively to the comments. Her video for “Bad Blood,” which features Kendrick Lamar, is nominated for “Video of the Year.”
“I’ve done nothing but love & support you,” the singer says. “It’s unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot.”
“If I win, please come up with me!! You’re invited to any stage I’m ever on,” she continues.
Minaj then responds saying that she didn’t intend to start a conversation with Swift.
“Huh? U must not be reading my tweets,” she writes. “Didn’t say a word about u. I love u just as much. But u should speak on this.”
OnAirwithRyanSeacrest wrote about the feud with the headline “Taylor Swift Blasts Nicki Minaj for VMA’s Jab.”
“Nothing I said had to do with Taylor,” Minaj says, quoting the post. “So what jabs? White media and their tactics. So sad. That’s what they want.”
“Ryan posted a headline of Taylor saying she loves & supports me,” she continues. “But not me saying the same to her. Lol. Their headline says I took a ‘jab’?”
Minaj uses the example of streaming services to explain the disparity of treatment between herself and Swift.
“I’m so glad u guys get to see how this stuff works,” she says. “Taylor took her music off spotify and was applauded. We launched Tidal & were dragged.”
For additional Nicki Minaj coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
that silicon getting to nickis head
“Anaconda” shouldn’t even have been nominated. Nicki Minaj is a disgrace to society.
Taylor swift don’t gotta be half naked shaking her fat ass in the camera to win awards she actually is talented.
I agree with the issue with black artist not getting the same recognition as white artist. However, why should anaconda video be nominated? Because you’re shaking your ass? Definitely not because it was a good song..
Shaking ass is not actually talent. That was 50-75% of the popular draw to the NM’s vid in my opinion.
Bad Blood was a terrible video. I’d pick Anaconda over Bad Blood, and I ain’t even a fan of either artists
This the mtv video awards don’t u understand they trying do away with black artist as soon they can find somebody that can do what u do ur replaced
This isn’t a race issue. Someone needs to deflate Nicki’s ego. All she did was shake her silicon implants. You could go to a strip club for that.
And there they’re actually good looking, on occassion. I mean, you could throw a rock and hit someone with more talent, and even if you hit them in the face they’d still be better looking.
The part I love about this is that Beyoncé’s “7/11” was nominated & Nicki completely ignores the fact that Beyoncé is black & does not promote women with “very slim bodies”. This annoying bitch just can’t take that she made a shitty song and only got so many views because she shook her ass for 4 minutes…
Anaconda>>Bad Blood..all day…..got luv for K Dot tho!
I don’t always agree wit her but I’m wit her on this
Nicky I hope mills eaten that ass like au cup cake.
You didn’t win because you suck, your music sucks, and the video sucked.
Very simple…like you.
LOL at Taylor’s Kanye reference.
like, how u gonna explain this to a bunch to teenage suburbanites who need mommy’s permission to leave the house? the real heads just gotta look at taylor’s response of “you can come onstage with me!” as proof of entitlement and nicki being 1000% right because taylor could say something about it NOW……when it doesn’t matter who wins
Lil Nicky u needs to chill*not like this is some new phenomena*ye bum rushed the stage back in 09?mackelmore beat out k.dot*where’s he been by the way*LoutL*iggy cleaned house at the billboards if memory serves*it’s the industry*always has & will be tht way*
Somebody really need to Shut Taylor bitchass UP! Love When Kanye over took her stage lmao .. Nikki need to stop playing with these hoes.. she taking over the game.. need to act like it.. But she should also know Us Black folks only have BET, when Awards are given out.. smh So why expect it from anywhere else? But yet, we give out awards to Sam Smith and shit .. Black folks always quick to forgive.. fuc that
Anaconda sucked as asing and video. Wtf is she bitching about